University of California, San Diego
The University of California, San Diego is a public land-grant research university in La Jolla, San Diego, California, United States. Established in 1960 near the pre-existing Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, UC San Diego is the southernmost of the ten campuses of the University of California. It offers over 200 undergraduate and graduate degree programs, enrolling 35,442 undergraduate and 10,736 graduate students, tied with UCLA for the largest student housing capacity in the nation. The university occupies 2,178 acres (881 ha) near the Pacific coast.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 27%
- Average net price: $14,047
- Undergraduate enrollment: 35,563
- Graduation rate (150%): 86%
- Graduation rate (200%): 91%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 91%
- Student to faculty ratio: 19:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $84,943
- Median earnings (8 years): $77,893
- Median earnings (6 years): $65,669
- Control: Public
- Locale: City, large
- Calendar: Quarter
- City: La Jolla, CA
Majors and programs
The most common programs at UCSD include Cognitive Science, Anatomy, Computer Science.
- Cognitive Science (689 bachelor's) · median earnings $81,160 4 years after graduation · median debt $17,427
- Anatomy (600 bachelor's) · median earnings $123,320 4 years after graduation · median debt $18,000
- Computer Science (415 bachelor's) · median earnings $159,487 4 years after graduation · median debt $16,166
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other (396 bachelor's) · median earnings $89,451 4 years after graduation · median debt $15,127
- International (384 bachelor's) · median earnings $81,174 4 years after graduation · median debt $15,500
- Biology (351 bachelor's) · median earnings $64,437 4 years after graduation · median debt $17,450
- Psychology (351 bachelor's) · median earnings $51,679 4 years after graduation · median debt $15,446
- Mathematics and Computer Science (338 bachelor's) · median earnings $137,218 4 years after graduation · median debt $18,887
- Political Science (268 bachelor's) · median earnings $67,713 4 years after graduation · median debt $15,000
- Information Technology (234 bachelor's) · median earnings $159,487 4 years after graduation · median debt $16,166
Degree mix: Business 9%, Engineering 25%, Computer Science 15%, Health 9%, Biological Sciences 28%, Psychology 11%, Communication 3%.
Award levels offered: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral.
Cost
UCSD students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $7,525 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $7,525
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $8,155
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $9,942
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $15,199
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $28,785
- In-state tuition and fees: $16,758
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $50,958
- Books and supplies: $1,286
- On-campus room and board: $18,970
- Off-campus room and board: $18,404
- Off-campus with family: $7,679
- Typical cost of attendance: $38,701
- Sticker vs net gap: 64%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 34%
- Federal loan recipients: 21%
- Average institutional grant: $11,860
- Average federal loan: $4,526
- Median debt at graduation: $15,500
Admissions
UCSD admits 27% of applicants. Of students admitted, 20% enrolled.
- Applications: 134,450
- Admitted: 35,917
- Enrolled: 7,330
- Yield (first-choice signal): 20%
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 35,563
- Women: 52%
- Commuter share (estimated): 53%
- Part-time undergraduates: 2%
- Age 25 and older: 4%
- Graduate students: 7,893
- Graduation rate: 86%
- Come back after freshman year: 94%
- First-generation: 40%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 39%
- Student to faculty: 19:1
- Professor salary: $230,298
- Associate professor salary: $158,775
- Assistant professor salary: $131,849
- On-campus housing capacity: 16,834
- Study abroad: Available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the UCSD acceptance rate? UCSD admits 27% of applicants, based on the latest IPEDS admissions file.
How much does UCSD cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $7,525 a year after aid. Average net price is $14,047.
What majors does UCSD offer? Popular programs include Cognitive Science, Anatomy, Computer Science, Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other, International.
What is the average salary after UCSD? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $84,943 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the UCSD graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 91% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 86%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. University of California, San Diego official site: https://ucsd.edu.